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storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave ahead of hurricane sandy. >> i got it, i got it. >> reporter: ted smith evacuated his 81-year-old mother althea from their house in bayhead. he's worried about the water pushing through their beach front home. >> the ocean will definitely come up this far. i mean if we look at the ocean right now, i mean it's coming up pretty high. >> reporter: throughout the region people from coastal towns are jamming highways and roads to escape the storm. forecasters predict as winds push water on shore, a storm surge could cause water levels to rise six to 11 feet,
storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave...
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Oct 28, 2012
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i think this could be more severe than irene. >> reporter: among those packing up are seniors at francis azberry manor in ocean grove. >> we just don't know. so you do what you're told. >> reporter: charlotte mcdevitt doesn't like the idea of leaving home. >> this is my first experience for an evacuation. i hope i don't have to go through it again. it's very frightening. >> reporter: after it comes ashore, the storm is expected to move inland slowly. that means an increased risk of downed trees, power outages, flooding, and, margaret, in some areas heavy snow. >> brennan: thanks, elaine. the hurricane is playing havoc with campaign scheduleds. both vice president joe biden and mitt romney canceled rallies in virginia beach, virginia, this weekend. as nancy cordes reports, president obama received a fema briefing the storm before laeg for new hampshire. >> we're not going to be able to be in virginia tomorrow. we're going to go to ohio instead. >> reporter: hurricane susan is forcing both campaigns to make ajumps. mitt romney canceled three haven'ts in virginia. vice president biden and f
i think this could be more severe than irene. >> reporter: among those packing up are seniors at francis azberry manor in ocean grove. >> we just don't know. so you do what you're told. >> reporter: charlotte mcdevitt doesn't like the idea of leaving home. >> this is my first experience for an evacuation. i hope i don't have to go through it again. it's very frightening. >> reporter: after it comes ashore, the storm is expected to move inland slowly. that means an...
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street neighborhood david forest remembers how long it took to get electricity restored after hurricane irene. how is it to know you're going into a period of a week or so without power? >> i think it's better than last year, we kept thinking it was going to be everyday we'd get power. >> reporter: just next door, susan crowe says she's prepared for a number of rough days. >> you can have a somehow ere but it's a cold shower. you have no hot water. of course, you have nothing to cook with. >> reporter: down the street, we bumped into utility contractor rusty maxwell who said he was too busy to stop for long. what's involved with getting the power back on here? >> well, the power company has to go evaluation all the feeders and the power sources and go from there. >> reporter: scott, this is what those utility crews are up against: giant trees on top of power lines. these trees have to be removed before power can be restored. >> pelley: we wondered if sandy would disrupt gasoline supplies. it turns out six refineries in the northeast were affected by the storm. two of them shut down and four s
street neighborhood david forest remembers how long it took to get electricity restored after hurricane irene. how is it to know you're going into a period of a week or so without power? >> i think it's better than last year, we kept thinking it was going to be everyday we'd get power. >> reporter: just next door, susan crowe says she's prepared for a number of rough days. >> you can have a somehow ere but it's a cold shower. you have no hot water. of course, you have nothing...
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last year, tropical storm irene swept two people out to sea. >> people need to learn from that and listen to us and get away from the ocean, get away from where the tidal flooding is going to happen. >> reporter: one person who was on the beach after the evacuation order was mike koen. what are you doing here? >> i came over here to check one of the complexes that i manage. i'm setting my pumps up and leaving right now. >> mason: you expect high winds, heavy rain and flooding from a hurricane, but here's what makes sandy so unusual. it's bringing snow to the appalachians. anna werner is in elkins, west virginia. >> reporter: the national weather service issued blizzard warnings for more than 14 counties across the appalachian mountains as hurricane sandy hit a blanket of cold air. west virginia's governor earl ray tomblin declared a state of emergency as the snow began to fall. >> we're getting ready for the winter snow. >> reporter: the snow shoe mountain resort was one of the first to see the snow. four inches now could grow to a possibly two feet by tomorrow. some roads are treacherous
last year, tropical storm irene swept two people out to sea. >> people need to learn from that and listen to us and get away from the ocean, get away from where the tidal flooding is going to happen. >> reporter: one person who was on the beach after the evacuation order was mike koen. what are you doing here? >> i came over here to check one of the complexes that i manage. i'm setting my pumps up and leaving right now. >> mason: you expect high winds, heavy rain and...
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last year, hurricane irene caused a loss of power for more than six million households in this region, some were in the dark for weeks. raffle larossa is president of new jersey's largest electric company. >> when you're facing 50 to 60 miles an hour winds with all the leaves still on the trees and a soaking rain for a long period of time, we're going to see trees come over, we'll see branches come down. so it's going to have an impact on us and, again, patience and working together will be able to come through this like we always do. >> reporter: sandy could also cause over a billion dollars in damage, threatening nearly 400,000 homes in the most vulnerable areas. also in the storm's path: five east coast refineries that produce 7% of the nation's gasoline. they are expected to suspend operations as early as sunday. the u.s. military has ordered 24 warships based in norfolk, virginia, out to sea to ride out the storm and, scott, here in ocean city some businesses are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of the tourists before they have to board up and get out of town. >> pelley: s
last year, hurricane irene caused a loss of power for more than six million households in this region, some were in the dark for weeks. raffle larossa is president of new jersey's largest electric company. >> when you're facing 50 to 60 miles an hour winds with all the leaves still on the trees and a soaking rain for a long period of time, we're going to see trees come over, we'll see branches come down. so it's going to have an impact on us and, again, patience and working together will...
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Oct 26, 2012
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even irene moved up along the coast and parallel but scooted on .n out. that central atlantic block is probably going to force the iorm westward. the cold pool over the eastern united states, that's the winter storm you were referring to you. , thaake all the tropical energy, all the heat from the tropics, you combine it with winter cold, that's an explosive ingredient in the atmosphere and that's why we think this storm has so much potential. i encourage everybody to pay attention to what their local emergency management personnel tell them. >> pelley: the last major hurricane to hit the u.s. this late in the season, was wilma, sven years ago today. maat was a category three storm. it killed five people in florida that and caused more than $20 billion in damage. it's the third costliest hurricane in the u.s. after andrew and katrina. we are down to the last 12 days of campaign 2012. that mpoll out tonight suggests that mitt romney has closedly the gender gap. last month, president obama led poig women by 16 points, but rew, they're dead even. 47% to 47.
even irene moved up along the coast and parallel but scooted on .n out. that central atlantic block is probably going to force the iorm westward. the cold pool over the eastern united states, that's the winter storm you were referring to you. , thaake all the tropical energy, all the heat from the tropics, you combine it with winter cold, that's an explosive ingredient in the atmosphere and that's why we think this storm has so much potential. i encourage everybody to pay attention to what...